Total Crime Rate

498.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

199.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 498.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 199.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 142.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.4 10/10
  • Public order 74.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 74.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.0 10/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Overdene Road area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 16th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Overdene Road (CW7 1RU) in the last 12 months was 498.6 per 1,000 residents and was 428.2% higher than the Winsford Dene average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 199.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overdene Road (CW7 1RU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Overdene Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Haigh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alamein Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Denesgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Drumber —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Drumber Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geneva Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Geneva Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Haigh Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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